Many of the UK's elite universities arestill admitting few pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds - despiteattempts to boost participation, figures suggest.Read
A "luxurious" student lifestyle involving smoked salmon sandwiches, cappuccinos and iPods is to blame for record levels of student debt, according to a professor.Read
STUDENTS put in millions of hours of unpaid work experience this summer to improve their chances of finding a job during the tough economic climate, according to research.Read
Traditional A-level subjects such as maths, the sciences, history and geography are disappearing from many secondary schools, official statistics show today.Read
Students who fail to get the grades they need to secure their university places will need to be quick off the mark if they hope to continue studying this autumn.Read
The Government's target of getting 50% of young people into university was defended by the Higher Education minister today, as it emerged that thousands could miss out on a clearing place.Read
The North East saw England's biggest leap in the proportion of students landing As at A-level - but the region is still lagging behind the rest of the country overall.Read
Pupils from top private schools make twice as many applications to the UK's leading universities as state school teenagers with similar A-level results, according to research published today.Read
